Sheet-music turner.



. J. J. BARRETT.

SHEET MUSIC TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1914.

1,125,635. Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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JOHN J. BARRETT, OF MASPETH, NEW YORK.

SHEET-MUSIC TURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19,1915.

Application filed June 28, 1914. Seria1 No. 847,4.05.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. Bann ster, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Maspeth, Long Island, in the county 'of ment, or on an ordinary music-stand; and

the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class also designed for use as a package or carrier of sheet music; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class specified, constructed and operating as here inafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a front view showing my improved sheet music turner and carrier open; Fig. 2 a plan or end view and showing the same closed; Fig. 3 a partial section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and on the line 33 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 a partial section on the line H of Fig. 1 and on the line 4l4 of Fig. 3; and, Fig. 5 a sectional view of a clamp device which I employ and which is shown in use in Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a boxshaped casing a composed of two side members a? and a hinged to a back member a at a and the front side portions of which are provided with link-shaped handles a.

Placed centrally of the inner side of the back member a is a rod 5 under which the sheets-:0 of music are placed, said sheets to being indicated in dotted lines only and the rod 6 may be secured at its top and bottom ends in any desired manner.

In the upper inner corner of the boxshaped member (1. is secured a spring jaw device 0, comprising a back plate 0 and a front jaw member 0 The back plate 0 is secured to the back of the box-shaped member a? at 0*, and said parts 0 and c are provided with ears through which is passed a pin c on which is wound a spring 0 one end portion of which bears on the plate 0 and the other on the inner side of the jaw member 0 and said jaw member 0 is provided with a spring arm 0 The plate 0 is provided with an extension a having forwardly directed ears 0 between which is pivoted a pawl d provided in the top edge thereof with a notch or recess d adapted to receive the spring arm 0 and a spring 0" bears on the bottom of said pawl and normally forces it upwardly.

A rod (2 is connected with the pawl d at e and passed downwardly through keepers e secured to the back of the box-shaped member a, and said rod is provided at its lower end with a handle piece 6 An ordinary spring clamp device f is suspended from the spring arm a and may be moved longitudinally thereof and adjusted thereon in any desired position, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and the following statement thereof. I also secure to the inner side of the part a of the box-shaped casing a and preferably near the upper outer corner thereof a clamp f similar to the clamp f and in the use of this device the sheets of music are passed under the rod I) which fits in the folds of said sheets and any desired number of said sheets may thus be placed in position.

At the beginning of operation the sheets are all in the right hand side of the device, or in the part a of the box-shaped casing or carrier and the first or front cover sheet is turned before beginning to play the music and secured to the clamp F. The clamp f is then connected with the next sheet to be turned and whenever it is desired to turn said sheet pressure is applied to the foot piece or head 0 at the bottom of the rod e and the pawl (Z is drawn downwardly and the spring arm 0'" is thrown to the left, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the sheet connected with the clamp device f is also turned. The spring arm 0 may then be turned back to the right as shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and the above operation may be repeated as often as desired.

My invention is not limited to the use of one spring jaw device 6, arm 0 pawl (Z and rod 0, and these parts may be duplicated, if desired.

hen the device is not in use it may be folded up into box-shaped form as shown in Fig. 2 and conveniently carried about, or shipped, expressed or mailed and while the rod is herein described as adapted to be operated by hand only, it may be operated in any desired manner, and my improved music sheet turner and carrier may be used in connection with a piano, organ or other musical and being provided centrally of the back with a vertical rod for holding folded sheets of music in position, and means connected with one of said parts for turning said sheets of music consisting of a spring jaw device secured in the upper inner corner thereof and consisting of back and front members, the front member being provided with a spring arm, a clamp device connected with said arm, a spring pawl mounted on the back member of the spring aw device and normally engaging said arm and a depending member connected with said pawl device 3 for releasing said arm.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in\ resence of the subscribing Witnesses this 1 25th day of June, 1914.

J OHN J. BARRETT. Witnesses:

C. MULREANY,

H. EJTHOMPSON. 

